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p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.239 of 2025
Biswajit Mohapatra …. Petitioner Represented By Adv. Mr. Gopinath Mishra -versus- Ombudsman, RBI, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, Bhubaneswar & Anr. …. Opposite Parties
CORAM:
DR. JUSTICE S.K. PANIGRAHI
Order No.
ORDER 19.02.2025
02.
1. This matter is taken up through hybrid arrangement.
2. Heard learned counsels for the Parties.
3. In filing this Writ Petition, the Petitioner has made the following prayer:-
“In the aforesaid facts and circumstances the petitioner therefore prays that this Hon’ble Court would graciously be pleased to issue notice to the opposite parties and after hearing both the parties this Honb’le Court may further be pleased to pass an order to the Opp. No.1 to dispose of the representation dated 14.08.2024 vide Annexure-4 within the specific time.
For this act of kindness, the petitioner shall as in duty bound every pray.” p. 2p. 2
4. During course of hearing, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that before approaching this Court, the Petitioner has already ventilated his grievance before the Banking Ombudsman, RBI, Bhubaneswar/Opposite Party No.1 vide Annexure-4 on 14.08.2024. He further submits that the said grievance of the Petitioner is still pending.
5. He, accordingly, prays that a direction may be issued to the Banking Ombudsman, RBI, Bhubaneswar/Opposite Party No.1 for considering the said grievance of the Petitioner.
6. Without going into the merits of the case, this Court directs the Banking Ombudsman, RBI, Bhubaneswar/Opposite Party No.1 to consider the grievance of the Petitioner vide Annexure-4 and pass a lawful order within a period of four weeks from the date of presentation of an authenticated copy of this order.
7. This Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of.
(Dr. S.K. Panigrahi) Judge Sumitra